The influence of hurdle drill, ladder drill and agility training on women's football skills

Abstract

This study aims to test: (1) differences in the effect of hurdle drill training, ladder drill on football playing skills; (2) the difference in the effect of low agility and high agility on football playing skills; and (3) whether or not there is any interaction between hurdle drill training, ladder drill and agility to football playing skills. The design used in this study is an experimental method using a 2x2 factorial design. The research sample was taken by ordinal pairing from a population of 38 players aged 15-18 years. Instruments for measuring agility using the Illinois Agility Test. An instrument for measuring football playing skills using the David Lee Development Test. The results of the study are as follows: (1) There is an influence of the hurdle drill training method, ladder drill on football playing skills (p > 0.05) because the significance value of p for the posttest is 0.000 < 0.05. (2) There is a significant difference in the effect of low agility and high agility on football playing skills (p < 0.05) because the significance value shows p of 0.007 < 0.05. (3) There is an interaction between hurdle drill training methods, ladder drill and agility (high and low) to football playing skills (p > 0.05) posttest results of 0.001 < 0.05 the results show that after treatment or training there is an interaction between  method with football playing skills. Based on research conducted by researchers, agility has a significant influence on football playing skills, and there is an interaction between hurdle drill and ladder drill training methods and agility (high and low) on football playing skills. The application of the hurdle drill and ladder drill methods has an influence on football playing skills. The method of training hurdle drill and ladder drill in improving football playing skills has been proven. Key words: hurdle drill, ladder drill, agility, basic skills of playing football.